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1941 Map of San German

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of San German
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

San German stands as the urban anchor of this 1941 edition, its grid of streets concentrated near the Polytechnic Institute and the Cementerio de San German. The landscape is a study in the transition from the rugged peaks of Monte Grande and Sierra Bermeja down into the fertile agricultural flats of the Valle de Lajas. Industry and transport are defined by the American Railroad of Porto Rico, which threads through the valley connecting vital points like Central Eureka and Estacion Lajas.

A network of family-held estates or haciendas, such as Hacienda Luisa, Hacienda Desengaño, and Hacienda Julia, illustrates the historical land-use patterns of the era. The southern portion of the map is dominated by the waters of Laguna Cartagena and the wetlands of Cienaga el Anegado, while numerous local chapels like the Capilla de Paris and Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal serve as markers for smaller rural communities.